2 teens’ deaths underscore dangers of ‘subway surfing’ in New York

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2 teens’ deaths underscore dangers of ‘subway surfing’

NEW YORK – For years, an indication of Ka’Von Wooden’s dream to one day operate a subway train hung on his bedroom wall: a map of the No 6 line. Ka’Von would picture himself in a conductor’s booth, hurtling through the subway tunnels, his mother, Ms Y’Vonda Maxwell, said.

Ka’Von’s death is another tragedy tied to so-called subway surfing, a high-stakes stunt that involves riding on the top of train cars. On Monday evening, Zachery Nazaro, a 15-year-old boy from Manhattan, was pronounced dead after hitting his head on an object while surfing on top of a Manhattan-bound J train and then falling between the cars, the New York Police Department said.

“We cannot stress enough how dangerous it is to ride on the outside of trains. Our hearts go out to loved ones at yet another tragic time,” Mr Davey said in a statement. “We implore other families to speak with their children on the real dangers of what can seem like a thrill but is too often deadly.”

Riding outside train cars is illegal, but the police department does not track arrests related to riding on the outside of a train.

 

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